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TX SB107
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Bob Hall
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AI Summary
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Extends the preservation period for precinct election records from 22 months to 36 months after election day
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Requires ballot registers to include serial number ranges for ballots received at polling places, ballots provided to voters, and serial numbers of spoiled ballots
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Mandates that provisional ballots be segregated and stored in separate envelopes marked by precinct, with rejected provisional ballots kept separately from accepted ballots and other election records
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Requires the general custodian of election records to create and maintain a public index of voted ballots and ballot numbers by precinct and polling place location, posted on the county election website
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Requires ballot images (when created during elections) to be posted on the county or secretary of state website within five days after the election, including serial numbers and indexed by precinct
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Adds chain of custody requirements including uniquely numbered seals on secure containers holding ballots, with seal numbers logged during the preservation period
Legislative Description
Relating to the disposition of certain election records.
Elections
Last Action
Referred to State Affairs
2/3/2025